Hawthorn bloss..

Crataegus monogyna

Today my sis and I had lunch at Exton in the Meon Valley, then climbed up Old Winchester Hill.  Round here right now the hills and lanes are a cloud of white, with all the hawthorn and (what I was brought up to call cow parsley, but now think must be) hedge parsley or chervil.  Quite stunning.  And of course the larks are nesting in the grass and in fine voice.  Hot, tiring and very very peaceful.

So that's the end of a fun weekend.  Hope Monday treats your kindly  xx

2018 wildflowers to date:

JANUARY
Snowdrops
FEBRUARY
Gorse (or furze)
Wild daffodils
MARCH
Coltsfoot
Primroses
Blackthorn (may)
APRIL
Greater periwinkle
Goat willow
Ground ivy
Cowslips
Daisy
Common field speedwell
Wood anemone
Greater celandine
MAY
Cuckoo flower (or lady’s smock)
Yellow archangel
Common dog violet
Crab apple
Bluebell
Red clover
Germander speedwell
Three-cornered leek
Hawthorn